In this paper we present a new technique to improve the performance of spatial access methods by minimizing redundancy: the oversize shelf. Oversize shelves are additional disk pages that are attached to the interior nodes of a tree{based spatial access method (such as the R + {tree or the cell tree). These pages are used to accommodate very large data objects in order to avoid their excessive ...

OBJECTIVES To clarify interface pressures (IP) derived from class II and III oversize stockings. METHODS Healthy volunteers with legs fitting size S (n = 10), M (n = 6), or L (n = 6) stockings wore class II and III stockings of various sizes up to 5L. IPs were measured in the supine and the standing position with each stocking on. RESULTS In the subjects with size S legs, the IPs in the sta...

Digital imaging can play an important role in helping to preserve brittle library and archival materials, especially those characterized by color and oversize illustrations, neither of which can be satisfactorily preserved by analog methods. Used together, film intermediaries can provide long-term stable copies while digital versions can provide improved scholarly access. Setting benchmarks for...

Distiller's dried grains with solubles (DDGS) may have more value and utility if they can be separated into high protein and high fiber fractions. A variety of such separation processes have been proposed; two of the most promising processes involve three screening and three air classification unit operations. In the present study, an alternative process involving fewer unit operations is demon...

Here, we present the shotgun genome sequence of the purple photosynthetic bacterium Rhodospirillum photometricum DSM122. The photosynthetic apparatus of this bacterium has been particularly well studied by microscopy. The knowledge of the genome of this oversize bacterium will allow us to compare it with the other purple bacterial organisms to follow the evolution of the photosynthetic apparatus.